Canton Public Library - Day of the Deadhttp://www.cantonpl.org/taxonomy/term/7703/0
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<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Catrinas_2.jpg"><img src="/sites/default/files/images/250px-Catrinas_2.preview.jpg" alt="" style="float:right;" /></a>When the Spanish Conquistadors first came to America, they found the Native Americans performed a ritual that seemed to mock death. Skulls were displayed as trophies and used to honor the dead during a month long ceremony. Today, in Mexico and the Southwest U.S., people don wooden skull masks called calacas and dance in honor of their deceased relatives. The wooden skulls are also placed on altars that are dedicated to the dead. Sugar skulls, made with the names of the dead person on the forehead, are eaten by a relative or friend. For books about this holiday, see:
</p><p class="book-record"><a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=b1396709"><span class="jacket"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/bibisbn/b1396709.jpg" /></span>Skulls to the living, bread to the dead: celebrations of death in Mexico and beyond</a> by Stanley Brandes</p>
<p class="book-record"><a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=b1332916"><span class="jacket"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/bibisbn/b1332916.jpg" /></span>Day of the Dead [Large print]</a> by J.A. Jance — or <a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/record=b1319253">regular print copy</a>.</p>
<p>Books and DVDs on this topic can also be found in our <a href="http://catalog.cantonpl.org/search~S3/Xday+of+the+dead&amp;sortdropdown=r">Youth Department</a> as well.</p>
http://www.cantonpl.org/blog/day-dead-october-31st-november-2nd#commentsMysteryDay of the DeadholidaysMexicoMon, 31 Oct 2011 13:38:34 +0000skrzynskie29788 at http://www.cantonpl.org